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Author: Jay Cables

April 25, 2011 Jay Cables

Drive-by Times: Henry Mintzberg: Harper majority? Think twice

On the surface at least, you would think McGill’s Henry Mintzberg – one of Canada’s leading business scholars – would be happy with the prospect of a Harper majority. Harper is about business after all… corporate tax cuts, right? So what’s Mintzberg’…

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April 25, 2011 Jay Cables

Drive-by Times: The [Canadian] HARPER government

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April 25, 2011 Jay Cables

Drive-by Times: Dancing Dmitry: Medvedev steps out

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has been making a few moves of his own of late – and not only on the dance floor. The more independent stance by Medvedev suggests he is at odds with Putin on a number of issues. However as is often the case with Krem…

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April 25, 2011 Jay Cables

Drive-by Times: Dancing Dmitry and ‘action man’ Vlad

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April 25, 2011 Jay Cables

Drive-by Times: Confession by app: ‘sin’ goes digital

The Catholic Church’s Sacrament of Penance allows those who have been baptized to confess their “sins” to a duly ordained priest. The cleric then recites prayers of absolution to obtain divine forgiveness for the penitent’s wrong doings.Confession pres…

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April 21, 2011 Jay Cables

Drive-by Times: Focus magazine’s Venus insult triggers lawsuit

A cover of the German magazine Focus that shows the Venus de Milo holding up a middle finger accompanied by the words ‘Cheater of the Euro family’ continues to provoke outrage in Greece. The cover and accompanying article in Focus triggered a dissing m…

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April 19, 2011 Jay Cables

Drive-by Times: Serrano’s Piss Christ smashed by Christian extremists

Top: gallery damageBelow: Piss Christ/Andres SerranoOver the weekend Andres Serrano’s controversial work Piss Christ was smashed by Christian extremists using a hammer and what is believed to be either a screwdriver or icepick. The attack occurred duri…

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April 19, 2011 Jay Cables

Drive-by Times: Vatican reacts to Piss Christ attack

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